4 Aims of coming to uni:To get a degree = formal2.To have a good time, make lots of friends, meet the girl/boy of your dreams, fall in love and live together happily ever after...= informal

5 In my opinion, Chelsea will win the Premiership this yearTwo ‘Englishes’Formal EnglishIn my opinion, Chelsea will win the Premiership this year2. Informal EnglishI reckon Chelsea’ll win the Premiership this year

6 In my opinion, Chelsea will win the Premiership this yearTwo ‘Englishes’Formal EnglishIn my opinion, Chelsea will win the Premiership this year2. Informal EnglishI reckon Chelsea’ll win the Premiership this year

7 In my opinion, Chelsea will win the Premiership this yearTwo ‘Englishes’Formal EnglishIn my opinion, Chelsea will win the Premiership this year2. Informal EnglishI reckon Chelsea’ll win the Premiership this year

11 Academic English?Mr. Simon Johnson and Dr. Sally Albarn did the experiment in But the experiment didn’t come up with any clear results cos they only interviewed a few people (about 20). To make the experiment better, you should interview more people (500 should do the trick!). This would give us a lot better results.

12 Academic English?Mr. Simon Johnson and Dr. Sally Albarn did the experiment in But the experiment didn’t come up with any clear results cos they only interviewed a few people (about 20). To make the experiment better, you should interview more people (500 should do the trick!). This would give us a lot better results.

13 Academic EnglishThe experiment was undertaken in 1982 by Johnson and Albarn. However, it proved inconclusive due to the relatively small number of people interviewed (approximately 20). To improve the experiment, it is suggested that a larger number of people (approximately 500) should be interviewed. This should produce far more accurate and reliable data.

14 Academic EnglishThe experiment was undertaken in 1982 by Johnson and Albarn. However, it proved inconclusive due to the relatively small number of people interviewed (approximately 20). To improve the experiment, it is suggested that a larger number of people (approximately 500) should be interviewed. This should produce far more accurate and reliable data.

15 Academic English: don’t use...about more and more getlike lots of/ a lot of loadsin my opinion I want I thinkSmith mentions all in all to sum upFirst of all/ in the beginningLast but not least/ at lastSo/And/But at beginning of sentencesExclamation marks!!!

33 Phrasal verbsWhat’ve you come up with? She’s always going on about how fantastic Greenwich is. I wanted to live in Covent Garden but I’m going to have to make do with Hammersmith as central London’s too expensive